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Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy
Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs by the hot new band The Velvet Sundown, who are ...
AI-generated band “The Velvet Sundown” hits 500K Spotify listens in one month, and music fans are furious
Not enough music people are actually paying attention to this Velvet Sundown situation. The future of streaming services is ...
AI claims and a hoax spokesman: Viral band confuses the world of music
The Velvet Sundown has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify - without anyone even being sure if it's real.
Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast
In fact, The Velvet Sundown is one of a number of recent ‘bands’ that have exposed a massive loophole in the big music ...
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An indie band is blowing up on Spotify, but people think it's AI - NBC News
The Velvet Sundown, an indie psych rock band, has amassed more than 850,000 listeners on Spotify in a matter of weeks — but nobody is exactly sure if it’s real.
An AI-generated rock band has blown up online. Spotify won’t tell you they’re fake.
The "band" has released two albums within three weeks of one another on a streaming service that does not differentiate ...
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A viral band on Spotify is probably AI — but there’s no label to tell you
AI slop songs are flooding Spotify — and the latest hit is by an indie rock band called The Velvet Sundown. The track’s success has intensified the ongoing debate on whether or not music streaming ...